Drama of the Rich (1974)
Director: Mauro Bolognini
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
In late l9th century Italy, the Murri family caused a scandal. Bolognini's reconstruction of their story looks like nothing so much as a Visconti sub-text: a slowly unfurled melodrama full of weighty but unexplored themes (political power, incest, science, religion) whose passion is almost entirely spent on the aristocratic stylishness of its looks. At least Morricone's resonant score lends emotional life.Author: HM
Cast & crew
Director: Mauro Bolognini
Producer: Gianni Di Clemente
Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Marcel Bozzuffi, Corrado Pani, Tina Aumont full cast
Duration: 115 mins
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